WEBVTT DOUG: IT DOES NOT GET ANY MOREAUTHENTIC OR ICONIC THAN THENAVY PEACOAT.EVERY SAILOR WHO JOINS, MAN ORWOMAN, GETS ONE AND EVERY SINGLEONE IS MADE HERE IN EAST BOSTON.>> WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE HIGHSEAS, YOU DON'T WANT WATER, YOUDON'T WANT WIND, YOU DON'T WANTSNOW, YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHINGGETTING THROUGH THERE.DOUG JACK FOSTER IS DIRECTOR OF: MARKETING AT STERLINGWEAR OFBOSTON.EVEN THOUGHT THE PEACOAT IS THESIGNATURE PIECE OF THEIR LINE UPTHIS FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATEDBUSINESS PROVIDES ALL TYPES OFCLOTHING FOR ALL OF OUR SAILORS,SOLDIERS, MARINES AND AIRMEN.>> WE TAKE PRIDE IN PROVIDINGGARMENTS FOR THOSE FOLKS.DOUG: STEARLING FIRST GOT THECALL TO SERVICE THE U.S.MILITARY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.BUT THEIR STORY GOES BACKEARLIER THAN THAT.>> I'M VERY PROUD THAT THIS ISWHAT MY FAMILY DOES.DOUG GINA TENAGLIA'S: GRANDFATHERWAS A TAILOR FROM ITALY WHOSETTLED IN THE BOSTON AREA ANDSTARTED THIS CLOTHING COMPANYWITH HIS TWO SONS.HER FATHER FRANK FREDELLA, NOWIN HIS 80'S, STILL WORKS THEFACTORY FLOOR.MY FATHER COULD HAVE BROUGHT>>MY FATHER COULD HAVE BROUGHTTHIS BUSINESS OVERSEAS YEARS AGOAND HE DIDN'T.HE'S DEDICATED TO HIS EMPLOYEESAND THEY'RE DEDICATED TO THEM.THEY ARE HIS FAMILY.DOUG THE HUMBLE PURPLE HEART: RECIPIENT OF THE THE KOREANWAR LIKES TO WORK BEHIND THESCENES SIDE BY SIDE WITH HIS, MORE THAN 250 EXTENDED FAMILYMEMBERS.IT'S A FAMILY THAT TAKES GREATPRIDE IN HAND CRAFTING ANARTICLE OF CLOTHING THAT CANMEAN SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST ACOAT FOR THOSE WHO SERVE.>> PEOPLE SEE THOSE BUTTONS ANDIT JUST BRINGS BACK ALL KINDS OFMEMORIES OF THEIR DADS, THEIRUNCLES, THEIR GRANDFATHERS.DOUG: THEY DESCRIBE THE PEA COATAS THE PERFECT, NATION OF FORMAND FUNCTION.IT IS BUILT LIKE A BATTLESHIPWITH THE LINES OF A CLIPPERALWAYS IN STYLE.MARIA: I LOVE HOW FRANK STAYEDIN DID HIS THING.

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Updated: 9:26 AM PST Jan 3, 2017

It's the ultimate 'American Dream' story. An immigrant family finding their way to our shores is now making clothing to outfit our men and women in uniform.